Decorative lamp with an animal-like appearance

ABSTRACT

A decorative lamp has a model made like an animal, a bracket for supporting the model, a motor mounted on the bracket for driving the model by a transmitting member, and a flexible illuminating strip fixed and extending along the profile of the model. When the motor is actuated, the model can be swung to simulate a running action.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to an illuminating means, and moreparticularly to a decorative lamp with an animal-like appearance.

2. Description of Related Art

Decorative lamps are often used for celebration on festivals. Someconventional decorative lamps are formed as an animal by using aflexible illuminative strip. However, this type of animal-likedecorative lamp strip has only one or few motive part(s) without anintegrally dynamic effect.

Therefore, the invention provides an animal-like decorative lamp stripto mitigate and/or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a lamp strip which hasan animal-like appearance with a good, integrally dynamic effect.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a decorative lamp strip in accordancewith the present invention;

FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective of a support of the decorative lampstrip in FIG. 1;

FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another embodiment of a transmittingmember in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a third embodiment in accordance with theinvention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a fourth embodiment in accordance with theinvention; and

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a fifth embodiment in accordance with theinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B, a decorative lamp in accordance withthe invention is composed of a model (1) formed like an animal such as ahorse, a bracket (2) for supporting the model (1), a motor (3) to drivethe model (1), and a flexible illuminating strip (4) fixed and extendingalong the profile of the model (1).

The bracket (2) has a bottom frame (not numbered), and a top frame (notnumbered) detachably mounted on the bottom frame. The bottom frame has afirst bar (201) provided between and aligned with two second bars (202).Two pivot joints (203) are respectively formed at two ends of the firstbar (201) to allow the first bar (201) to rotate about the second bars(202). Two first arms (204) perpendicular to the first bar (201) extendupwards from the first bar (201). Two second arms (206) respectivelyextend from the first arms (204) and each have a lower end (207) toattach a side bar (not numbered) of the bottom frame, so that the firstarms (204) are securely erected.

The top frame has two legs (208) respectively installed on top ends(205) of the first arms (204). A support ring (11) is formed at a top ofthe top frame, and the model (1) has a part, preferably adjacent to acentral portion of the model (1), movably extending through the supportring (11).

The motor (3) is secured on the top frame of the bracket (2), and has anoutput axle (not number) with a first crank (not numbered). The firstcrank has a tube (209) formed at a distal end thereof. A first linkage(210) has a first end pivotally mounted in the tube (209) by a pin (5),and a second end pivotally mounted at an action point (13) on the model(1). Therefore, the model (1) is movably supported on the bracket (2).

When the motor (3) is actuated, the first crank drives the first linkage(210) to reciprocate, and the model (1) is moved to simulate a runningaction.

For storing the lamp, the first linkage (210) is detached from the crankand the model (1), and the top frame is detached from the bottom frame.The lower ends (207) of the second arms (206) are disengaged from theside bar of the bottom bracket (2), so that the first arms (204) and thesecond arms (206) can be folded to reduce the size of the bottom bracket(2). Thus, the lamp can be compactly packed in a small package forstoring.

Referring to FIG. 3, in a second embodiment of the invention, the model(1) can be driven by another transmitting member. The top frame of thebracket (2) has a sleeve (110) movably provided at a top of the topframe, and the model (1) is integrally formed on the sleeve (110). Thesleeve (110) further has a second linkage (12) with a slot (120)integrally formed thereon. The motor (3′) has a second crank (31), and amovable block (32) provided at a distal end of the second crank (31) andmovably received in the slot (120).

When the motor (3′) is actuated, the second crank (31) drives the sleeve(110) by the second linkage (12) to reciprocate, so that the model (1)can be moved to simulate a running action.

Referring to FIG. 4, in a third embodiment, a model (100) made toresemble a deer is movably installed on the support point (11′) of thebracket (2), and driven by the first linkage with the first end attachedto the crank of the motor (3) and the second end attached to an actionpoint (13′) on the model (100). The manner to drive the model (100) issimilar to the manner in the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, in a fourth embodiment, a model (1001) made toresemble a Santa Claus riding a deer is movably installed on the supportpoint (11″) of the bracket (2), and driven by the first linkage with thefirst end attached to the crank of the motor (3) and the second endattached to an action point (13″) on the model (1001). The manner todrive the model (1001) is similar to the manner in the first embodimentand the third embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, in a fifth embodiment, a model (1002) made toresemble a dolphin is integrally formed on a sleeve (110) movablyprovided at a top of the top frame, and driven by the second linkage(12) connected between the sleeve (110) and the motor (3′). The mannerto drive the model (1002) is similar to the manner in the secondembodiment.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the model (1) and theilluminating strip of the decorative lamp can be reciprocated to providea good, integrally dynamic effect. Moreover, it has a simple structureand a low cost.

It is to be understood, however, that even though numerouscharacteristics and advantages of the present invention have been setforth in the foregoing description, together with details of thestructure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrativeonly, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape,size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention tothe full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms inwhich the appended claims are expressed.

1. A decorative lamp comprising: a model (1) made like an animal; abracket (2) for supporting the model (1); a motor (3) mounted on thebracket (2) for driving the model (1) by a transmitting member; and aflexible illuminating strip (4) fixed and extending along the profile ofthe model (1).
 2. The decorative lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein themodel (1) is movably mounted on a support ring (11) formed at a top ofthe bracket (2), and a first linage (210) has a first end pivotallymounted on a crank of the motor (3) and a second end pivotally mountedat an action point (13) on the model (1).
 3. The decorative lamp asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the model (1) is integrally formed on asleeve (110) movably provided at a top of the bracket (2); the sleeve(110) has a second linkage (12) with a slot (120) integrally formedthereon, and the motor (3′) has a second crank (31), and a movable block(32) provided at a distal end of the second crank (31) and movablyreceived in the slot (120).